Cereal and milk

[JohnHL]

When I was a kid, growing up in the 1950's, I enjoyed a bowl of cereal and milk for breakfast.

As I grew into my teen aged years, I found sleeping late more enjoyable than breakfast, and eschewed the morning meal pretty much until after I retired about 15 years ago.

I went back to the old routine of a bowl of sweetened cereal with whole white or chocolate milk while perusing the Forum, whenever "morning" happens to arise (I love being retired!)

Anybody else do the cereal and milk thing?

John

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Have eaten about cereal there is -
My Lady MD wants to go low sugar, Sugar.
Most prepared cereals including my Fav Raisin Bran are sugar loaded.
Happened to see a lady on TV making Soaked Oats.
She used regular Oats and soaked overnight.
That's not the real me!
So I make it with Quick Oats, Low Fat Milk, Sweetener.
Stir, add usually frozen fruit. Eat it!
So with the Oats and avoiding kryptonite - the end is not in sight.
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[lihpster]

When my brothers were little kids, they went to a day care/pre school while my mother worked, and my father went to school. They were given breakfast every day. The first day they go up to get their food and the lady asked if they wanted hot or cold breakfast. My older brother said hot, probably thinking of bacon and eggs. He got a bowl of hot "oatmeal mush". My younger brother, seeing this, asked for cold, thinking he would get Cheerios or Frosted Flakes. You guessed it. A bowl of cold "oatmeal mush". They both grew up loving cereal and milk. Oatmeal? Not so much.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

As a bicyclist I find they make an excellent breakfast, full of good carbohydrates and natural sugars. I drink 2% milk bur find 4% goes better with cereal.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Ray, my SIL, heads up the second shift electrical maintenance crew at the Cincinnati General Mills plant. It is massive. All the Rice Chex and Cinnamon Toast Crunch are made there.

Guess what the cereal fairy keeps dropping off on my porch.

 

[Fishinfool]

I am not a big breakfast eater, but I do like a bowl of Special K cereal with the freeze dried strawberries topped with 2% milk.

A big, greasy breakfast, and I want to go back to bed.

Larry

 

[arjay]

Not much of a cereal eater anymore,but I sure like getting up and going to bed whenever I feel like it. I should have retired years ago!

 

[Rustyt1953]

Ruthie loves cereal. Her favorites in order:

1: Frosted Mini Wheats.

2: Rice Chex.

3: Maple & Brown Sugar instant oatmeal. (she keeps a box in her locker)

4: Cream of Wheat.

The boys simply don't care. Their criteria is that the box has cartoons on it.

 

[CH4]

Love all those kids cereals with cold milk. Could kill a box of Peanut Butter Capt Crunch, Fruit Loops, etc. after school - 70s and 80s. I wish I could still do that. I do, however, regularly eat Cream of Wheat and steal cut oats laced with brown sugar, maple syrup, berries, etc.

 

[Rustyt1953]

JR just informed me that while Cinnamon Toast Crunch is his #2 choice this is numero uno.

 

[Nevada Ed]

I get tied of "Meat & potatoes" all the time and do change off with a bowl of
Cream of wheat, Oatmeal, Shredded wheat and once in a while I sneak some of the wife's, Post Raisin bran.

Hotcakes or waffles, 6 times a year ?

 

[walkin jack]

I frequently have a bowl of cereal and milk. follow that with either a bagel or English muffin.
I rotate between:
Fruit loops
Honeynut Cheerios
Frosted Mini Wheats
Sugar Pops
Captain Crunch (peanut butter)

I know, I know....

 

[mckenney99]

I have cereal and skim milk 5 days a week. I have to stick with gluten free cereals so I usually have one of the Cheerios varieties. 2 days a week I usually fix eggs of some fashion and ham/bacon/sausage/goetta/spam/hash and a heated up pre-cooked hash brown patty. I typically eat a late breakfast and try to snack on fruit or something less healthy mid afternoon.
As a kid my dad got me up each weekday morning for school and he always fixed a big breakfast for us before he left for work.
I guess I've gone back to the old ways in my retirement.

 

[wood714]

A glass of dry Honey Nut Cheerios every morning...late morning!

Couple years ago in the fall I mistakenly bought a box of Pumpkin Spice Cheerios. Boxes looked very similar. One mouthful and they went in the trash.

 

[Telecaster]

I eat grownup cereal with 2% milk, with blackberries on top.

 

[quikdraw67]

Cheerios, sometimes Wheaties. 2% milk.

In the winter I'll make a hot multigrain cereal with some maple syrup.

 

[6518John]

When I was a kid, I dumped sugar on my Frosted Flakes. I had it down to a science to create the proper sugar/milk ratio to form a thick slurry at the bottom of the bowl when the cereal was consumed. Then I drank down the slurry!

 

[6518John]

Not much of a cereal eater anymore,but I sure like getting up and going to bed whenever I feel like it. I should have retired years ago!

Arjay—one of my retired friends says "retired" is politically correct 2022 lingo for "bum!"

 

[ladder13]

Quaker Old Fashioned Oat meal ( better than a colonoscopy) cinnamon, and banana with skim milk. Washed down with Tim Hortons decaf, skim milk. No sugar.

 

[Rpg]

Wheaties with skim milk and a bit of sugar.

Otherwise, oatmeal (usually instant) .

 

[Aggie1906]

Jeez, I feel wanton choosing between store brand raisin bran and Life.
Yup. 2% too. Not every day, but many days.

 

[Maddog 521]

Corn Flakes and/or Old Fashion Oatmeal here. Works for me

 

[johngalt]

Steel cut oatmeal with blueberries, greek yogurt, and sugar free maple syrup. I make a big pot that lasts me all week.

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[PeterJ]

Start with a layer of All Bran flakes or a reasonable facsimile, cut up a fresh date, arranged evenly. Sprinkle some chopped walnuts and drip about a teaspoon of local honey over the layer. Next, put a layer of another type of cereal that compliments the bottom layer. I have discovered the Kashi brand that resembles Shredded Wheat but comes in a variety of different flavors. On top of that you put on your blueberries and strawberries, if in season, and drown the whole mess with skim milk. While this has been going on, your blueberry bagel should be about toasted and you can spread some real butter and a little more honey on the slices. Top it all off with a big glass of V 8 juice and you are ready to tackle anything.

 

[snubbyfan]

Gotta have my Frosted Flakes.




One serving with skim milk is 200 calories and 7 grams of protein.

 

[Krogen]

I've always been a cereal eater. I don't like the sweet stuff, so it's usually corn flakes, Cheerios or shredded wheat. But… with whole milk. That and a piece of fruit and I'm good.

When I have time, it's hot cereal. Bob's Red Mill 8-grain or McCann's oats.

Then there are the days for scrambled eggs, home fries and bacon. But then, that's not what we're talkin' about . . . .

Always home-roasted coffee. Every morning. But then, we're not talkin' about that either. . . .

 

[pawngal]

I have never been a fan of any kind of cereal, hot or cold. I did eat rice krispies with milk and sliced bananas some when I was a kid.

My normal breakfast now is coffee, juice, a banana, and a piece of whole grain toast. For a treat it is toaster waffles with blueberry syrup or eaten out of hand with blackberry jam. Sometimes an egg or 2 with toast.
My Mother would eat cold cereal twice a day, breakfast and bedtime snack, usually cornflakes or raisin bran

 

[Bald1]

Everyone is talking about their 2% milk skim milk fat free milk …………am I the only one to notice that the OP gets down sometimes with chocolate milk on his cereal???????????

 

[Nevada Ed]

Hay, there is noth'n wrong with chocolate milk...............
and if you want to be a little different ( Bay area child)
we even added "Pink Rabbit" to our milk !!!

Peace, baby.